When news broke that John Beilein had decided to leave Michigan for the NBA, Wolverines’ fans were completely caught off guard and even hurt. Embed from Getty Images After the initial shock wore off a bit, their thought process shifted to potential candidates to replace Beilein as head coach. Those candidates included plenty of big … Read more
Former University of Michigan head coach John Beilein was officially introduced as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday during a press conference . Before we get to the top quotes from the conference, check out these alleged mistakes from owner Dan Gilbert – yikes! In the first two minutes of Coach Beilien's … Read more
When John Beilein announced he was leaving Michigan to head to the NBA, most fans and experts agreed that it would be nearly impossible to replace him. Now that targets like Billy Donovan and Brad Stevens are reportedly off the table, it seems like the Wolverines will have to settle for a lesser candidate than … Read more
According to a report from Michigan Insider’s Sam Webb, Michigan interviewed a pair of candidates to replace John Beilein as head basketball coach over the weekend. Embed from Getty Images Webb is reporting the Wolverines’ have interviewed current assistants Luke Yaklich and Saddi Washington. From Michigan Insider: “Heading into the weekend we confirmed news that … Read more
Former University of Michigan basketball star Chris Webber has sounded off on whether or not former Fab-Five Juwan Howard should take over as Michigan’s new head coach. He’s all in! During TNT’s broadcast of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, Webber alluded to Michigan State head coach … Read more
According to reports, sources have confirmed that Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is expected to meet with Juwan Howard on Tuesday to discuss the Wolverines’ head coaching vacancy. JUST IN: Multiple sources have confirmed to myself and The Michigan Insider that #Michigan AD Warde Manuel is expected to meet with Juwan Howard on Tuesday to … Read more
John Beilein is the greatest head coach in the history of Michigan basketball and on Monday, he left for the NBA. The fans were shocked, Beilein’s assistants were shocked, and current and future players were shocked with the decision. Embed from Getty Images On Thursday, Beilein was at the NBA Combine and he spoke about … Read more
According to top University of Michigan basketball recruit Jalen Wilson, he had decided to re-open his recruitment due to the fact that John Beilein left for the NBA. Wilson took to Twitter on Thursday to make it official that he has asked for his release from the University of Michigan. “First, I would like to … Read more
According to a report from Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, a new coach has emerged as a candidate to replace John Beilein as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Embed from Getty Images Webb is reporting that current Texas head coach Shaka Smart is “absolutely on the radar” for Wolverines’ athletic director, Warde Manuel. … Read more
On Monday, news broke that John Beilein was leaving Michigan to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. One day later, Beilein was at the NBA Draft Lottery and he spoke for the first time since leaving the Wolverines for the NBA. Check it out. John Beilein talks from NBA Lottery about his move from … Read more
On Monday morning, news broke that John Beilein was stepping away from Michigan to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Embed from Getty Images The big question is, who will be the Wolverines’ next head coach? According to Bovada, Texas Tech head coach Chris Beard is currently listed as the odds on favorite to … Read more
Is it possible that one of Michigan State‘s top assistant coaches ends up taking over for John Beilein at Michigan? Embed from Getty Images Well, according to former Wolverines’ team captain Dan Fife, his son Dane, who just so happens to be one of Tom Izzo‘s assistant coaches with the Spartans, is ready for the … Read more
It has been quite a day for Michigan basketball fans. First, it was a Monday so that was not great but to make matters worse, news broke that John Beilein was leaving the Wolverines to become head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the shock of the situation started to die off a bit, the … Read more
On Monday morning, news broke that John Beilein was leaving Michigan to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel released the following statement regarding the Beilein news and his plan to replace him. Warde Manuel on John Beilein’s departure. Will now commence a full national search for his replacement. pic.twitter.com/uamCqOMIRX — Nick Baumgardner … Read more
According to ESPN Radio’s John Weiner (Stugotz), a familiar face is a front-runner to become the next head coach at the University of Michigan. Embed from Getty Images Weiner is reporting that according to his sources, former Detroit Pistons‘ head coach Stan Van Gundy is a front-runner to replace John Beilein at Michigan. “Stan Van … Read more
University of Michigan basketball fans are still stunned at the news of head coach John Beilein making the leap to the NBA and accepting a five-year contract from the Cleveland Cavaliers. Naturally, there’s going to be a range of reactions to the news. Take a look at some of these Michigan fan reactions to Beilein’s … Read more
